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Geography Education in Japan

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Editors:
  1. Yoshiyasu Ida

    1. University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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  2. Minori Yuda

    1. The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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  3. Takashi Shimura

    1. Joetsu University of Education, Niigata, Japan

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  4. Shunsuke Ike

    1. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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  5. Koji Ohnishi

    1. Toyama University, Toyama, Japan

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  6. Hideki Oshima

    1. Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

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  • Comprises the first English publication on geography education in Japan
  • Sets out the whole picture of Japanese education systems, providing teaching contents on geography in Japanese schools
  • Explains and discusses the past and future of geography education in Japan

Part of the book series: International Perspectives in Geography (IPG, volume 3)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Overview of Geography Education in Japan

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Outline of Geography Education in Japan

      • Yoshiyasu Ida, Takashi Shimura
      Pages 3-17

    3. Problems and Perspectives of Geography Education in Japanese Elementary Schools

      • Kazuyoshi Yoshida
      Pages 19-24

    4. Current Status and Issues in Junior High School Geography Education

      • Kaoru Hirasawa
      Pages 25-37

    5. Current Status and Issues in Senior High School Geography Education

      • Toshio Asakawa
      Pages 39-47

    6. Textbook Approval System and Geography Textbooks in Japan

      • Minori Yuda
      Pages 49-62

  4. Challenges to Teacher Training and Geography Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. University Geography Departments and the Teaching License in Japanese Geography Education

      • Koji Ohnishi
      Pages 137-141

    3. The Association of Japanese Geographers’ Social Action Program and Geography Education

      • Takahisa Izumi, Hiromi Iwamoto
      Pages 143-153

    4. GIS and Geography Education in Japan

      • Tomoaki Ito
      Pages 155-162

    5. GIS Specialists’ Support for Geography Education

      • Hideki Oshima
      Pages 163-171

  5. Research on Geography Education in Japan and Other Countries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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About this book

In a globalized market where the emerging workforce will increasingly travel within their nations and abroad for work opportunities, it is valuable to learn about the international education system and practices, to assess the competition. For example, annual comparison of student performance is measured across math and science subjects globally. What is not well known is how geography educational systems compare around the world and how student success in this subject translates to learning in other courses or employment after graduation. The importance of geography in our personal, professional, and civic lives is transparent when one considers how finding one’s way with a map, understanding of world cultures, or identifying spatial patterns of disease spread might influence the decisions we make. Written for a global audience, this is the first English publication on geography education in Japan, addressing some fundamental questions. What is the nature of the geography educational systems in Japan? How does the focus on content and skills in Japanese schools differ from that in other countries? This book includes 25 authors from diverse geography instruction and research experiences, making it an authoritative publication on Japan’s geography education system. The contribution of this book to the larger geography educational community is sharing the key strengths, concerns, and future of this school subject in English, where previously most publications were in Japanese. It will be a useful source for researchers and teachers to understand Japan’s evolving geography instruction in the past, present, and future. The 21 chapters are organized into themes, beginning with an overview of the geography education system in Japan, followed by chapters that deal with regional geography and fieldwork, teacher training, geography education’s contributions to society, and a comparative study of geography education across multiple countries. The book ends witha vision of geography education in the future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Yoshiyasu Ida

  • The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Minori Yuda

  • Joetsu University of Education, Niigata, Japan

    Takashi Shimura

  • Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Shunsuke Ike

  • Toyama University, Toyama, Japan

    Koji Ohnishi

  • Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

    Hideki Oshima

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